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Shannon and Mary open the season with a discussion about the important of books to represent the diversity of our students giving them an opportunity to see themselves in books and opportunities to view other cultures, family structures and values.  Resource Links: THE Actual Paper that started this discussion  Building a Diverse Book Collection Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors Librarian Professor article in the Atlantic We Are Teachers: Mirrors and Windows Teaching Tolerance article Book Harvest article Book List from NPR Windows a Doors eBook and Portfolio Perspective (free activity on TpT)  The Tutu Teacher’s Diverse Book List Combining Teaching Tolerance Standards with Read Alouds Follow: @diversereads a @thetutututeacher @loveteachbless @weneeddiversebooks@readlikearockstar @littlesandlit @nouvelle_ela @theapron_education @hereweread#ownvoices Specific Book Titles Mentioned: NOTE: As an Amazon Associate program, we earn a small amount from your qualifying purchases. We'd appreciate it if you would use our links to help support the podcast.* Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi I Am Enough by Grace Byers Hair Love by Matthew Cherry and Vashti Harrison Dreamers by Yuyi Morales My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena Preaching to the Chickens by Jabari Asim She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton  Be Who You Are by Todd Parr COME JOIN THE CONVERSATION!  Our Website